Papa Faal

Papa Faal (1968-) was a Gambian-American citizen who was one of the leaders of the failed 2014 Gambian coup.

Biography
Papa Faal was born in 1968 in Gambia and moved to the United States in 1991, becoming a dual citizen. Faal enlisted in the US Army in 2009 and became a technology specialist, serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan before he was dismissed in 2012. Faal aided businessman Cherno Njie in plotting the 2014 Gambian coup attempt, and purchased M4 assault rifles, which he shipped to Gambia in 50-gallon barrels. On 30 December 2014, Faal led an attack on the State House in hopes of getting elements of the Gambian Army to join the coup. However, the Gambian army overwhelmed the rebels with heavy fire, and he returned to the USA. On 1 January 2015, the FBI found semiautomatic rifle training instructions and Google satellite images of the Gambian capital of Banjul in his house, and on 5 January 2014 he was arrested. He faced charges of violating the Neutrality Act of 1794, which prohibited Americans from waging acts of war on other countries.